DESTINY | Kylian Mbappè

Chapter 1

I walk into my office from a meeting that lasted for five hours.l'm feeling very exhausted.l slide into the office seat and turn it around .l'm now gazing at the Parisian skyline through transparent window.

"Ms Luther, are you busy with something?" Shantel ask entering my office.She is my PA.

I turn my chair to the desk to face her. "I'm not...just taking a rest.l had a long meeting with that hotheaded client today."

She laughs and l already know what she want to ask for now.
"So.. that means we have time , you can tell me more about the footballer you once dated .Lastly you left it when you failed your board exam and left Paris.What happened after?"She dash to close the office door.

She told me past weeks that she is going through a heartbreak so l started telling her about my heartbreak story in hoping to make her feel better ,she want to hear more now .Oh lord.

"Ms Luther please.."She seats into the chair across to mine ready to listen.

I take a very deep breath before speaking. "Well , when l left Paris......."

When l left Paris l honestly thought he would come to me in Strasbourg.l thought he would reach out and  come to Strasbourg.
But he never did.
First  weeks passed waiting for him and he never came.

It was tough l was dealing with examination failure and heartbreak at the same time.First month l couldn't get off my bed and barely eat and sleep -it was bad.

I never heard back from him.Stalking his social media it seemed he was moving on with his life ,he would post pictures happy with his friends at events and parties .It was clear now that he had forgotten about me.

I went through what they call the 5 stages of emotions a patient with near-death diseases experiences - as per told by Elizabeth Kubler Ross.

•Denial.I didn't believe, l refused to believe that it was happening .l thought he loved me but he forget about me so fast like l didn't mean something to him •Anger Towards him.Towards me.Towards my life .Towards my past.Towards everything •Bargaining l started making deals with myself that l had to do something for him to comeback.•Depression l was filled with sorrow,hopeless.l broke into tears constantly and wail about my heartbreak to anyone,to myself , to my dog.•Acceptance one day l realised l hadn't thought about him a while.I knew l was starting to move on with my life.

After reaching the acceptance stage ,l blocked his number and everyone associated with him.l also blocked all of their accounts on Instagram because l didn't want to see anything involving him. I deleted all our pictures together, videos and messages.He had moved on with his life so l had to move on too.

But it was hard to escape him , he was everywhere.When l would turn on the TV to watch  news he will be right there in the headlines.I couldn't play my playlist because it was full of his favourite songs.Walking in the streets l would randomly hear bunch of boys arguing  who's the goat between him and Messi. l would see someone wearing his club jersey in the stores.l couldn't escape him , everything reminded me of him.

I needed a rebound to get over and forget about him.A rebound.

Jarad was there for me during this time.He deeply cared for me and made sure l was getting better.He would travel between Paris and Strasbourg thrice a month just to check up on me.He really cared.

Kayle was there for me too .l started to go out with her to parties and clubs everywhere.Slowly l started to smile and laugh.

Jarad never stopped to visit but everything changed after  few visits we started having sex.l just wanted him as a rebound that time.But we couldn't stop , we kept on having sex.We didn't label it at first.

And he was now coming to Strasbourg seven times or more in a month.Every visit l knew l was going to get laid and l was starting to forget about the footballer.

Randomly other day in bed all sweaty Jarad asked me to be his girlfriend.l had already fallen for him.We started dating.

With everything that happened l had no desire to go back to school but Jarad encouraged and pushed to go back and complete my degree.The following year l went back to university in Strasbourg and he paid for all my tuitions.l worked  very hard that year and Jarad was tutoring me .l had no distractions and with Jarad help l managed to pass my board exams .At last l became a qualified lawyer.

My mom was very proud of me not to mention Jarad he was super proud.

He flew to Strasbourg on my graduation day and after the ceremony he did something l wasn't expecting at all ,he proposed.We got engaged.

The long distance relationship wasn't working for both of us.Beginning of this year Jarad asked me to come and stay with him in Paris.

"...Then l agreed and came to Paris.And here l am today..."

"Wow...Ms Luther you have come a long way..."Shantel gasps as she lean back in her chair.l smile  in response .Indeed l have come a long way.

I check the time on my wrist watch.
"Shantel l lost track of time . l have to go now .l promised my fiancé that l'm going to cook for him tonight "l get up and walk over to grab my coat.

"Ms Luther ..will you ever tell me the name of the footballer?."She ask as she is packing my work tote bag.

"You wanna know too much now Shantel."l chuckle. "I told you about all that because  l want you to know that everyone goes through heartbreak it's part of life.You will get through it ok?"l smile as l grab my bag from her and walk out of the office.

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